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>> john quincy adams was a fierce -- was a fierce abolitionist. she was right about john quincy adams. >> which of the founding fathers was fighting slavery, one? >> john adams. thomas jefferson had great concerns about slavery. >> he had slaves. >> of course he did. i get that. >> and george washington had slaves. >> john, i want you to come up to philadelphia. we have something called the president's house. the first residence of george washington when he was president when the capital was in philadelphia, and there are slave quarters in it. >> i know my history. i also know -- >> anyway, you're smarter than anybody running for president. >> i would vote for you. >> and you should have run for president. this crowd -- this is an upside down world over there. thank you once again for the defense of the ignorant. >>> only one who knows he has a chance to jump start his campaign. he knows he has to win in one place. that's huntsman in new hampshire. the trouble is he says he doesn't need those other 49 states. that's right çthere. that's next in
>> john quincy adams was a fierce -- was a fierce abolitionist. she was right about john quincy adams. >> which of the founding fathers was fighting slavery, one? >> john adams. thomas jefferson had great concerns about slavery. >> he had slaves. >> of course he did. i get that. >> and george washington had slaves. >> john, i want you to come up to philadelphia. we have something called the president's house. the first residence of george washington...
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john quincy adams was 6 years old at the writing of the declaration of the founding documents. he was a brilliant kid, isn't he? fighting slavery at the age of 6. what is she talking about? the one thing if you're a philly kid, governor, you know this, you can't way to go down to mt. vernon and see the slave quarters, this is where they lived, they actually had slaves and here's michele bachmann coming along saying, you know, george washington and those guys, they were just killing themselves to get rid of slavery. what is she talking about?ç they all this slaves. >> john quincy adams was a fierce -- was a fierce abolitionist. >> was 6 years old at the time of the founding. >> she was right about john quincy adams. >> which of the founding fathers was fighting slavery, one? founding fathers. >> john adams. >> oh, come on. >> thomas jefferson had great concerns about slavery. >> he had slaves. >> of course he did. i get that. >> and george washington had slaves. >> john, i want you to come up to philadelphia. we have something called the president's house. the first residence
john quincy adams was 6 years old at the writing of the declaration of the founding documents. he was a brilliant kid, isn't he? fighting slavery at the age of 6. what is she talking about? the one thing if you're a philly kid, governor, you know this, you can't way to go down to mt. vernon and see the slave quarters, this is where they lived, they actually had slaves and here's michele bachmann coming along saying, you know, george washington and those guys, they were just killing themselves...
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you pick up john quincy adams diaries and there's a word crossed out. there's never a change. and the handwriting is superb. he never seems to have a second thought. [laughter] >> truly. we've had some presidents who have immense genius and high iq, really, we have. [laughter] >> and by the way, they were never dismissed as being elite. [applause] >> but i think maybe the most brilliant one of all, just as a mind was john quincy adams. about whom we should know much more. who was responsible for the smithsonian. who was responsible for all kinds of ideas that were a little bit ahead of his time. if i had to pick one moment, it would be when i saw -- it's in the boston public library, john quincy's first book he ever bought, which is -- i'm sorry. john adams' first book. it's a little volume of cicero in latin. he got it when he was 14 years old. we don't know whether he paid for it with his own money or whether he was given it. but he was so proud to own that book that he wrote his name in it six times. [laughter] >> that man never stopped reading. ever. ever, ever. when he wa
you pick up john quincy adams diaries and there's a word crossed out. there's never a change. and the handwriting is superb. he never seems to have a second thought. [laughter] >> truly. we've had some presidents who have immense genius and high iq, really, we have. [laughter] >> and by the way, they were never dismissed as being elite. [applause] >> but i think maybe the most brilliant one of all, just as a mind was john quincy adams. about whom we should know much more. who...
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. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest. >> all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something that caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> there's a stocking stuffer. who is the real winner? they are laughing in the white house. he's living there for five years because of that clown show. chil, and while it doesn't travel by sleigh or reindeer, it does get around... in fact, every year duracell sends loads of batteries to the mattel children's hospital, u.c.l.a. of course, children here and everywhere don't really think about which battery makes their toy run... but, still... you'd never want to disappoint. duracell. trusted everywhere.
. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest. >> all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something that caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> there's a stocking stuffer. who is the real winner? they are laughing in the white house. he's living there for five years because of that clown show. chil, and while it doesn't travel by sleigh or reindeer, it does get around... in fact,...
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john quincy adams was 6 years old at the writing of the declaration of the founding documents. he was a brilliant kid, isn't he? fighting slavery at the age of 6. what is she talking about? the one thing if you're a philly kid, governor, you know this, you can't way to go down to mt. vernon and see the slave quarters, this is where they a lot of analysts looking at that move and saying it is meant to serve really as a counter weight to china, which is emerging as a major power in the region. in fact, one chinese official said he thought the move was inappropriate. now, obama administration officials have pushed back on that and say the move is completely appropriate. they underscore the fact ta australia is one of america's closest allies and president obama i believe coming out to speak right now. let's take a listen to what he has to say. >> hello, everybody. how are you? doing? well, i know that you all have a great australian cheer. i want to hear it. so let me say first it, awesomie awesomie awesomie. i enjoyed that. it is great to be here at roth darwin -- i mean darwin.
john quincy adams was 6 years old at the writing of the declaration of the founding documents. he was a brilliant kid, isn't he? fighting slavery at the age of 6. what is she talking about? the one thing if you're a philly kid, governor, you know this, you can't way to go down to mt. vernon and see the slave quarters, this is where they a lot of analysts looking at that move and saying it is meant to serve really as a counter weight to china, which is emerging as a major power in the region. in...
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. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something that i've done that has caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> now there's a stocking stuffer. anyway, who's the real winner in all of this? you bet, they're laughing in the white house. and he's living there maybe another five years because of that. clown show. coming up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. this weekend, the sawdust-makers, the hole-drillers, and the get-it-done machines all cost less. a lot less. so let's load them in our sleighs and call them by name. on ryobi. on dremel. on dewalt and makita. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. here's what the early bird gets. an 18-volt, two-piece ryobi combo kit for just $49.88. ♪ it's cramping. go ice that thing. sorry. hand cramp... ahh... [ male announcer ] cyber week starts sunday and lasts all week. plus get free shipping on hundreds of thousands of items. the only
. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something that i've done that has caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> now there's a stocking stuffer. anyway, who's the real winner in all of this? you bet, they're laughing in the white house. and he's living there maybe another five...
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you pick up john quincy adams diaries and there's a word crossed out. there's never a change. and the handwriting is superb. he never seems to have a second thought. [laughter] >> truly. we've had some presidents who have immense genius and high iq, really, we have. [laughter] >> and by the way, they were never dismissed as being elite. [applause] >> but i think maybe the most brilliant one of all, just as a mind was john quincy adams. about whom we should know much more. who was responsible for the smithsonian. who was responsible for all kinds of ideas that were a little bit ahead of his time. if i had to pick one moment, it would be when i saw -- it's in the boston public library, john quincy's first book he ever bought, which is -- i'm sorry. john adams' first book. it's a little volume of cicero in latin. he got it when he was 14 years old. we don't know whether he paid for it with his own money or whether he was given it. but he was so proud to own that book that he wrote his name in it six times. [laughter] >> that man never stopped reading. ever. ever, ever. when he wa
you pick up john quincy adams diaries and there's a word crossed out. there's never a change. and the handwriting is superb. he never seems to have a second thought. [laughter] >> truly. we've had some presidents who have immense genius and high iq, really, we have. [laughter] >> and by the way, they were never dismissed as being elite. [applause] >> but i think maybe the most brilliant one of all, just as a mind was john quincy adams. about whom we should know much more. who...
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quincy adams at the drop of at hot. >> be the ultimate wonk and wipe the floor with obama in a debate. he would be a worthy opponent. romney will not get republicans up cheering like you knocked out obama in a debate, which prebts the conundrum, do you want a guy that excites you in debates or go to the dance with a good looking candidate who maybe has a better shot in the general election. ultimately i think they make the romney call and go to the dance with him but there's a flirtation with gingrich. >> it gets back to, do they know what it means to win? and the fact that do they realize that, you know, according to that scenario, newt would do fairly well in debates but prior to the first debate, before the first pitch is thrown in the american league playoffs, he would be portrayed as the single most loathsome figure in american political history by the obama campaign. >> and loathsome is a word used in association with newt gingrich. i think the white house is looking at this and they saw a trickle of gold coins from heaven with mitt romney, with all of the opposition research, f
quincy adams at the drop of at hot. >> be the ultimate wonk and wipe the floor with obama in a debate. he would be a worthy opponent. romney will not get republicans up cheering like you knocked out obama in a debate, which prebts the conundrum, do you want a guy that excites you in debates or go to the dance with a good looking candidate who maybe has a better shot in the general election. ultimately i think they make the romney call and go to the dance with him but there's a flirtation...
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. >> men like john quincy adams, who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> i got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe or something i have done that has caused me to fall in the poll. >> we need a reader, not a leader. >> oops. >> there's the stocking stuffer. they're laughing in the white house and he's living there maybe for another five years because of that clown show. could marco rubio put mitt romney over the top, especially in florida? and would president obama ever consider dropping joe biden for his running mate for secretary of state hillary clinton? [ male announcer ] will our status this weekend be worth updating? what are the to-do's we'll check off and the prices we'll brag about? there are plenty of reasons to resist the snooze button this weekend. and whether we're online or in the aisles, those reasons can be standing in our kitchens and laundry rooms for years to come. ♪ more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. update your laundry status, too. right now, this washer or dryer is just 549 bu
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quincy adams, who was not against expansion. he just didn't want to expand slavery into the southwest. he wanted to take all of canada up to 5440. that was a very interesting part of the story, too. >> all of your characters are very inquisitive which i think is an american trait. and since jefferson place his hands upon it, i guess it's all right. but certainly other people claim all of his territory that your heroes are moving into, and there are consequences for the actions that are taken, consequences of course that we live with today. you're very familiar with here in texas. certainly we are in new mexico. but it's all set in motion during this period of so-called manifest destiny. >> i began this war with a jefferson wanted to george rogers clark in 1781, then continue it with his commission to andrea michaud, 1793, french botanist asking him to explore the mississippi valley, and maybe the missouri and even what is beyond that. nobody knew quite what was beyond that. they knew it was spanish territory. and then, of course
quincy adams, who was not against expansion. he just didn't want to expand slavery into the southwest. he wanted to take all of canada up to 5440. that was a very interesting part of the story, too. >> all of your characters are very inquisitive which i think is an american trait. and since jefferson place his hands upon it, i guess it's all right. but certainly other people claim all of his territory that your heroes are moving into, and there are consequences for the actions that are...
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. >> men like john quincy adams who would not rest until slavery was extinguished in the country. >> i've got all this stuff twirling around in my head. >> i haven't had a gaffe that has caused me to fall in the polls. >> we need a leader, not a reader. >> oops. >> now there's a stocking stuffer. anyway, who's the real winner in all of this? you bet, they're laughing in the white house. and he's living there maybe another five years because of that. >>> up next, could marco rubio put mitt romney over the top, especially in florida? and would president obama ever consider dropping joe biden as his vice presidential running mate for secretary of state hillary clinton? our panel is coming back with hot questions and answers. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. you noticed! these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios... five whole grains, 110 calories. ♪ i think i'm falling ♪ i think i'm falling [ male announcer ]
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for instance, john quincy adams -- what state is he from? [laughter] well, the sixth president of the united states, he asserted that the declaration contained nothing less than the fundamental elements and principles of american constitutional law. in his view, the declaration and constitutions, quote, are part of one consistent whole founded upon one and the same theory of government. and even abraham lincoln in his gettysburg address in 18634 asserted that the unite was founded four score and seven years ago. in other words, in 1776 when the declaration was issued rather than in 1789 when the constitution was ratified. and such evidence supports the view of those who argue that the constitution is ruled by the declaration which may be considered it real preamble. charles l. black, the acclaimed scholar of constitutional law, argues in a new birth of freedom that the declaration is without doubt part of the constitution, and he contends that the declaration as a whole was an act of constitution, and so the rights and freedoms it sets forth
for instance, john quincy adams -- what state is he from? [laughter] well, the sixth president of the united states, he asserted that the declaration contained nothing less than the fundamental elements and principles of american constitutional law. in his view, the declaration and constitutions, quote, are part of one consistent whole founded upon one and the same theory of government. and even abraham lincoln in his gettysburg address in 18634 asserted that the unite was founded four score...